Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-24
TWO NOTED THIEVES.
CARSON AND MINER ARRIVE IN
CHARGE OF DETECTIVES.
Pinkerton Gives Their Records-They Will
Be Tried for tho Roxbury-
Gas Affair.

Tho Boston HCrald gives the follow
ing additional particulars regarding Car
son and Miner. the noted sueak-thieves,
whose arrest was noted in the DiSpatch
recently:
Rufe Miner and George Carson, two
polished, slick-looking sDeak-thieyes,
with national regulations, arrived in Bos-
ton a little before midnight yesterday,
in company with Inspectors HouQhton
and Burke, who brought them from Chi.
cago to answer The charge Of "sncak-
ing the contents Of the till of the
Roxbnry Gaslight Company few weeks
ago. They had been arrested in Chicago
as suspicious character. and Robert 4.
Finkcrton, vino happened 90 be there 1T
the tims, hid them held for the boston
authorities knowing that th,y were
wanted here. The, Wcyc liberated twice
ON wits secured through the i0strumcn-
taI.iy of friends. but were at once rear
rested. fiakcrton sent "characfcr
with them, which ou9ht 10 sccDre thcm
" situations - in CharlcstoVn. So says:
"ihey arc c,rtoinly tire most polished
and cNpcH ,cu IN their craft that ever
had 10 oc.l Will. ! have had mmc ur
less TO DO w,h them siure ron dow.
and connected them with others. IN tire
famous Young honI-Ilbb,vy case. ihe
methods employed in tla' ease. in winch
about Si)J,0'D Of bonds were stolen
were the same as those usal IL the box-
bury a.t!r. The Young case. beside
being noteworthy from the amouri cd
money involved, is' also ~ interest Gs @
piece OF skilled work. tt was ora JsuG-
airy 2. ISIS, tina. the robbery Was com
mittc1 in Ncw York Mr.. James n.
Young, from whom the bonds and sacuri-
ties were stolen. Was the trustee q the
Henry Young estate, AMI ON that day
was engaged in
LOOKING OVER SECURITIES
and clipping coupons, when a man en-
tered and asked to look at city directo-
~. Young told him he had none, and
directed h;m 10 another office Almost .
Immediately after another stranger en-
tered and inquired alter some property
owned by Mr. Young, who became en-
gagged in conversation with him. lie
suddenly became aware OF some one
walking behind him. On turning he
saw the man who had asked him for the
directory. The man stopped when he
saw that he was observed, and shortly
after left the Office with the other
stranger.
"Mr Young thought 10 more OF it, I
and went ont to lunch. In the Office .
were two safes. in which were large
amounts OF bonds, but when any one .
WIS in the Office they were never locked. /
Mr.. Young had been gone but a few mo- .
ments when a man, whom the clerk re-
membcred as the one who had asked for .
the directory, entered and told him
that lame gentleman, who was in
bis carriage at the door. desired TO
see Mr.. Young. and that if Mr. Young
was not in lac wished to see the clerk.
The clerk said NE would 80 down at
once, and did so after locking the Office
door, but neglected to lock the safes
lie found gentleman in the carriage
when he reached the street. who beck
oned to him and engaged him in CONVEX
sati0n regarding some of Noung's pro-
perty. As the clerk was about TO 90
back to the Office the man in the car
riage leaned out of the door and waved
a signal to some one above. When the
clerk reached the Office he found that
the door had been forced open ana the
safes robbed.
Mr., Young was Mt once notified, and
the case was placed in the hands of the
PinkertOns, who. from a description of
the two strangers. became satisfied that
the robbery was the work Of -amous
gang Of sneaGs known as the httle team
and composed of George Carsons, Rufe
Miner. Horace Hovan, Billy Mar, and
jim Burns. Ii was next discovered
that notorious woman, known to
the New York police as Char
lotte Dougherty, was the wife of
Hovan. She was Immediately Swallowed,
but until March 2Cth, during which
time she was constantly under the eye of
Pinkerton defective, nothing was dis
covered. On that day she purchased a
ticket TO Petersburg, Va, where she ar
rived the next day. When the train
reached Richmond Hoyan boarded 1t,
and after Sizing mp the passengers
Joined her and registered with her at
Jarratt's Hotel, Petersburg. y
DETECTIVE WHO HAD FOLLOWED HER
was instructed to make no arrests until
the whole party were together,
The next day Parsons and Miner
arrived. The detective Was then H.
structed to arrest the whole lot, which be
did, and upon searching their baggage
found in one Of the trunks "a tin box con-
tanning all the missing bonds belonging
to Young and also 81 900 Of United
States bonds which had been stolen the
wear before from the National Bank of
Courtland. y. y. The four were taken
TO New York city, but fer some reason 10
case WAS made ont against them and they
were discharged. ~ fact, Carson has
never been convicted in his h.r. lie
ORIGINALLY came from Boston: is thirty
three yc.rs Of age, Of medium height
sandy HAIR. bll. ewes, straight nose.
round face. ana light complexion. he
is "A well educated man, has fine adj
dress, and on account Of his remarkably
pleasant voice. easy, fluent czp,esion, .
and attractive MANNER, is Known among
his acQuaintanccs as q diplomat.
"C.r,on and Rowan NeTr introduced
TO New Yorl blnh a.eik-tncf CIRCLE by
walter Sheridan. thc kDS Of sucaas,
whom the linE,rt)ns scrt 20 pa ~ for
tn wears for pass $4,000 Woi'' Of
forged loG4.o. Ncw York ANA tre ana
Nv Nock Ceu'Il railroad securities.
They kent tccofhG until !ioNan N-,tc1t
t. tine W,s.cm pcEitl'WF o. epn' -'-
venia tors lea'i.9gc -i, idHN WORTH oi 'oAH5
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